Description
Ernie Els Signature is the flagship red at Ernie Els and doubles as one of South Africa’s strongest bordeaux blends. Produced from prime vineyards in the Helderberg appellation of Stellenbosch, the 2015 vintage is made up of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot. Notes of fruit cake plus a melange of dried fruits, plums, mince pie, cocoa dust, vanilla and prunes. The dark, ripe and poised fruit is fleshed out with sandalwood, musk, perfume, violets and a faint savoury edge. Secondary aromas of leather, tobacco, cigar, pipe tobacco and charcoal counter the dense cherry-cola fruit purity. Serious and layered with elements of fynbos to add lift to a firm palate that is salty lined with melding fruit tannins evolving with a long and delicious finish. It’s full-bodied, classic, dry and long ending. In a word: powerful.
Alcohol: 14.72% ABV
